BRAND NAME_CW_AF_Redacted.pdf

BRAND NAME JUSTIFICATION

FOR SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITIONS

From:

To: Code 0233 Acquisition Branch

Subj: BRAND NAME JUSTIFICATION-Syncfusion Essential Studio UI Edition

1. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIRED SUPPLIES/SERVICES, ESTIMATED VALUE, AND

DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS

This procurement is for a quantity of five Syncfusion Essential Studio UI Edition development software licenses and for a term of five years. These development software licenses are required to enhance in-service software that is utilized with the Compatibility Testing Facility (CTF) Data

Acquisition System (DAS) to view acquired data in real time during testing evolutions. This procurement is for the following software licenses:

Description Qty Unit Price Ext. Price

Essential Studio® UI Edition - 5

Developer Binary Starter License - 5

Year

Subscription

Total Cost

The cost of this hardware from National Instruments is Delivery of all material shall be to

NSWCPD NSLC Detachment, 1601 Langley Ave BLDG 542, Philadelphia, PA 19112.

2. UNIQUE QUALIFICATIONS OR NATURE OF THE ACQUISITION

This procurement is in support of the CTF program that has been established to design and test the necessary components for Navy shipboard electrical architecture. Adequate test facilities are required to qualify new components, certify new designs, and validate integrated hardware and software performance of prototype and production power and propulsion systems for full-scale submarine components, equipment, and integrated power systems.

The unique qualification for this brand name is that the Syncfusion Essential Studio UI edition will be utilized to improve and advance further development of in-service software utilized at with the

CTF DAS to improve the user’s real time data viewing experience. Currently, the in-service software products utilize an obsolete and unsupported NET framework to provide customizable

User Interface architecture.

Upgrading to Syncfusion provides modern .NET (Core / 8 / 9) and web platform support, higher-throughput data visualization, royalty-free runtime deployment, and regular security patching required for long-term lifecycle support. Syncfusion Essential Studio UI Edition was selected as the designated baseline standard because it delivers high-performance scientific/engineering data visualization (high-speed charting, digital gauges, and real-time data streaming) while fully supporting modern NET and web application architectures. Procuring a 5-year license ensures a stable, supported baseline, eliminating security risks associated with legacy libraries while enabling planned interface modernization.

3. MARKET SURVEY

A market survey was conducted by c/62 to identify other UI components suites from other software developers. Other products such as Progress Telerik, DevExpress, and Infragistic

Ultimate were evaluated. The products offered by Progress Telerik and DevExpress while offering robust general purpose enterprise controls were tailored and more suited for business and financial applications and lacked the native high performance scientific and engineering data visualization framework which would require extensive customization. The product offered by

Infragistics did not provide direct integration between the legacy and modernized UI components which would also require customization and increased development.

Syncfusion Essential Studio UI Edition is the only commercial suite that combines direct replacement of legacy UI components, enterprise data controls, native document processing APIs, and cross-platform modernization support within a single integrated, royalty-free licensing model. Therefore, Syncfusion Essential Studio represents the most cost-effective solution with the lowest technical and schedule risk to the CTF DAS program.

4. ADDITIONAL FACTS

N/A

5. CUSTOMER SIGNATURE:

WALDRON.CHRISTOPH

ER.FRANCIS.138429198

Digitally signed by

WALDRON.CHRISTOPHER.FRAN

CIS.1384291984

Date: 2026.09.11 11:33:03 -04'00'

Signature of Cognizant Requisition Originator Date

FERGUSON.ASHLEY.A.

1385652395

Digitally signed by

FERGUSON.ASHLEY.A.1385652395

Date: 2026.09.11 14:58:44 -04'00'

Signature of 1st Level Supervisor Date

Digitally signed by RANDAZZO.JILLIAN.1275503742

Date: 2026.09.28 12:17:53 -04'00'

Signature of Contracting Officer Date

RANDAZZO.JILLIAN.1275503742